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  • Asked and Answered

    First Amendment Protest Rights

    I Believe My University Has Infringed on My Right to Free Speech. How Can I Fight Back?

    […] to protected speech "threatens to inhibit [the] exercise of the protected right."Lacey v. Maricopa Cnty., 693 F.3d 896, 916 (9th Cir. 2012). Federal law allows lawsuits against government actors, state or federal, who attempt to deter the exercise of constitutional rights. In order to show a First Amendment violation under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, […]

    April 21, 2022

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    2025 Impact Report

    Our Fight for Government Transparency, a Free Press, and Free Expresssion

    April 2, 2026

  • Latest News

    Blog

    Celebrate Sunshine Week 2026

    Sunshine Week is underway! The annual nonpartisan initiative, which runs from March 15 - 21, promotes the importance of government transparency through nationwide events, activities, and educational resources. At FAC, we’re marking the occasion with classroom visits and community outreach, while also highlighting some of the events happening across the country – and sharing […]

    March 18, 2026

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    Blog

    Sunshine in the Valley

    […] Valley, an area that has one of the lowest per-capita numbers of journalists of any region in the state, demonstrates their genuine commitment to press freedom and government transparency at the local level." Request a Workshop If you are interested in learning more about the topics covered in the Coachella Valley, check out FAC’s […]

    November 20, 2025

  • Posts

    First Amendment

    FAC Represents Newsroom After Shasta Elections Official Illegally Excludes its Journalists from Media Release Distribution

    […] its press release distribution list. Curtis told Shasta Scout he did not think it was a "legitimate" newsroom due to its "political lean" and nonprofit status. FAC’s letter notes Curtis’s decision violates the First Amendment, writing: "The government may not condition its distribution of press releases on its perception of what publications are deemed ‘legitimate.’" 

    October 9, 2025

  • Cases

    Public Records

    First Amendment Coalition and KQED v. Bonta

    […] exemption of the California Public Records Act, which sometimes allows withholding on the ground that a request imposes an undue burden. However, the court found that the government had not justified invoking the catchall exemption. After the case returned to the trial court, the Attorney General produced some records but withheld others based on […]

    December 12, 2023

  • Handbooks

    Reporter’s Field Guide: Immigration Enforcement

    Immigration court hearings are generally open to the public, though immigration judges have discretion to close proceedings or restrict access to certain people in some circumstances. This Immigration Court Practice Manual from the Executive Office of Immigration Review provides an overview. For more information, see Section II of the Immigration Reporting Legal Guide by the […]

    September 2, 2025

  • Asked and Answered

    First Amendment Social Media

    Can a public official delete users’ comments and block them from the official’s social media account?

    […] purported to exercise that authority when he spoke on social media." Id. at 198. To satisfy the first prong, a plaintiff "must show more than that [the government official] had some authority to communicate" on behalf of the government entity, but rather the "alleged censorship must be connected to speech on a matter within […]

    March 6, 2025

  • Posts

    Governor signs FAC-sponsored access bill

    […] Arnold Schwarzenegger signed SB 786 that limits the ability of state and local governmental agencies to win fee awards from citizens bringing lawsuits under the state’s open government laws -DB Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law SB 768 on August 6 a measure vital to maintaining the ability of citizens to seek redress of […]

    August 10, 2009